Speakers the Installing After

To obtain the best possible sound quality

Break-in or aging effects

The sound quality of the speaker will continue to improve during an extended breaking-in (aging) period.

The length of time required for the SS-M9ED to reach its optimum or ideal level of performance will vary from case to case.

On average, however, it will be about 100 hours of typical listening. This period need not be continuous, but can be an aggregate of multiple listening sessions of about

3 hours each. During this period, the volume level should be set at a reasonable listening level.

If you use pink or white noise for the break-in, you should set the volume to a level lower than what would be typical in order to avoid thermal stressing of the internal speaker components.

Recommend amplifiers

We recommend the Sony TA-N1 for the power amplifier and the Sony TA-E1 for the stereo pre-amplifier.

In this manual, the TA-N1 is used for illustration purposes. If you use another amplifier model, we recommend that the amplifier be as high quality as possible and that it has the following specifications:

•4-ohm load-impedance speaker output.

•A rated power output of not more than 400 watts.

Speaker cords

The sound quality of the speaker system is largely determined by the quality of the speaker cords. Since the sound quality of the SS-M9ED is especially sensitive to even slight differences in speaker cords, you should choose high-quality speaker cords that suit your personal taste.

The speaker cords should be as large in diameter as possible and only as long as is necessary. We recommend that you use cords that are less than 3 meters in length and have spade-type termination.

You should also keep the speaker cords away from all AC power cords.

Super-tweeter

The super-tweeter on top of the speaker cabinet has the ability to reproduce very high audio frequencies of up to 100 kHz, and is thus designed to support the coming generation of audio sources. Since high frequencies above 20 kHz have extreme directivity, the super-tweeter can be laterally (horizontally) adjusted up to ±15 degrees to suit your listening taste.

Front grille

The front grille on the SS-M9ED can be removed to for better sound quality.

If you remove the front grille, however, you should take care not to touch the speaker domes. Keep the removed front grille in a safe place to avoid deforming it.

Note that the super-tweeter grille is not removable since the dome material is extremely fragile.

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